The San Saba news. [volume] (San Saba, Tex.) 1873-1966, 1887-04-01


awake Z I asked.
"-Yes, sir; but it's pitch dark. any
ne cent see five yards ahead. Jim Dix
% for'ard'''
piled
While the mate was gone, the terri
led feeling seemed to leave me. and il
rs Mace an indeina5le and hazv but
powerful impression gained upon me tha
] must do something. but what | could
not make cut. You have no idei
Of the awful agonF was in, and how
stroTe TO md out what it was that now
felt impelled 10 do Ny brain seemed on
ire. my temples throbbed as though they
would burst, and 4 strange buzzing
sounded in nay ears. felt as i'll was 90
ing mad, AID the thought Of the great
ship IA charge Of . madlan on the
bridge flashed across me. A wild feel.
Tag. that it would be better TO throw nv
self overheard erept into my soul. and ]
believe ! did make . step over 10 the
side when ray Of light broke in upon
me. The turmoil in my brain grew still.
and voice distinctly said 10 nv car
Stop the ship
Il looked round sharply left and right,
nut there was not creature on the bridge
except myself. Ileaned over and looked
doHu onto the deck. but it was deserted,
silent. and dark. ! even glanced aloft,
but Of course saw nothing there except
garnt yards and the slender braces and
Lifts.
'-'All right fore and aft, SIR" came
ihompson's voice, a1d his dusky form
looDcd ont Of the shadow.
Whist order did the Captain give
Just before you came upf / asked. Not
that for moment thought that it was
his DICE which l had heard, but |
wanted to sec il ihe boatswain's mate
had noticed anything.
turned in. "A
e But did not you hear some one say
st3P the ship, just as you got to the
ladder footf
NO, sir, that I'll take my davy
% Very well, you may go, but mind
you keep sharp lookout
Az, az, sir." and the man moved
away.
4 felt inclined TO laugh at myself for
an old woman, when a chilly feeling
erept once more upon me, and something
within me this time earnestly said.
% stop the shipn
~ shook the feeling of, however, and
determined TO give way no longer to
morbid faneics lighted pipe, and be-
gan 70 pace briskly 10 and fro, from port
70 siarboard aud starboard 10 port But,
though all traces Of fear and terror van
ished. yet ever those words came ring
Ing my ear, and the faster l walked
the more plainly heard
g stop The shipl stop the ship
Again ! hailed the watch All
right forward Can YOU see anything
aheadf and peered out into the dark
ness round.
All clear for'ard, but we can't sec
more than tea yards, sang out Thomp-
son. sulienly.
so once more ! began nly measured
tramp, but louder and louder came the
command IN tones Of frantic entreaty-
"'iop the ship. Stop the shipr
1t was no use striving longer; felt
some potent inauence force me TO the en-
~ "a 'tS5.ap-- ! sei1 ' liis nan
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agsin. AMI rang down "Full speed
asie Il.
Ia heavens name. what's the mat.
ter. Brown / heard the astonisbed can
tain say Is the mighty screw began 10
race asfern. and forcibly null mn as il
were. the great shin. which still forced
gently ah-ad.
'sfirfore 1 could answer. or even glanc,
around. a loud shout from the lookout
In The bows AN icebcrg ,;,,bt , an ne,
vas followed bv a slight shock and a
culver aai rattle as We ran stem an IN
lie TOWERING monster What onr fste
would have neon had we been stea,ninT
a. run speed Won NAV s,pcss. instead ~
rarrrine Won iome to-nigbt tbe ia sar-
dinisn would be wing fathoms deem
and her los wound have added one ,,oTe
Thor "a a 5e,d silence .s tho .ne.l,o-
enifd and we pufTed our mines thoiigbt.